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Because I've been kicked around by the blades last week (bendy san mai & Damascus delam) I decided I needed to do something different. I needed a dedicated pin peening hammer. I have had the head for 20 + years but needed a handle. Polished ball and a Koa handle. 3.22 oz.

I'm unable to answer that. For me giving a product guarantee is good but not good enough. My expectation is not to have any come backs and I will do anything I can to make that happen. Including pitching $$ of steel in the trash. I did a short vid for a blacksmith guild of me bending the...

After heat treat as ground the blade is still bendable. No surprise. I broke it in the vise. It snapped like you expect. The surprising thing is I sharpened the remaining 1/3 of the blade and it holds a good edge. Nothing I could sell. But after beating a piece of walnut it still shaved hair.

Thanks all for the replies. While it isn't the first crappy thing I've bought it doesn't make me happy. Live and learn.

That was kind of what I was thinking. It sucks though. Totally not a product I could put forth to a customer. And I have several pieces. It's in the temper oven so we'll see if it changes.

This is 3 layers. Mild steel outside with a white paper steel core. .105 thick as heat treated. The edge didn't chip or roll with a brass rod. I did some more digging and found the suggestion it needs ground before heat treat. I've ground the edge back and heading back to the oven.

Has anyone used this san mai? The outer layers are mild steel I think. I followed the heat treat temps and the edge seems hard but I can bend the blade by hand. I did grind post heat treat. Maybe that's the issue.

Previous answers have it right. The edges of a J weight belt (thin/flexible) have scallops of about 3/8". I use 120g, 220g and 400g then hand sand from there.

I watched your kith build. You have skills. You play with race cars. That takes money. Maybe I'm out of bounds, but.... spend money on the new love. 2X72 and use scalloped belts.

Thanks Mark. It normally has a cover on it but I needed to move up to the wife's garage because we needed the space for the weekend. Between us two daughters and three g-kids we made 265 pounds of sausage there. The El Camino is not a SS, if I put badges on it you'd call it a clone. Probably...

It's hard to take a picture and not show all of the mess behind the cars. But my heat treat and tempering ovens on carts are hiding there along with several anvils. The wood on the top shelf is not stabilized. Stabilized is in the large bin. The other bins are new belt storage. I spend a...

They canceled the OKCA show in April and sent our money back.

Thanks guys. That one was a stretch for me with a number of firsts.

A few of mine from this year.

Really nice!

Yes please!

Only two?

That looks a lot like Hawaiian silky oak dyed blue. Pretty stuff I'd like more.

I'd love to be in! Thank you

I made a charcuterie tray. With a Damascus fork.